Decrypt Efs Encrypted Files

You know how XP Pro lets encrypting files and folders when you press right mouse button on Properties, and the file changes colour into green?
Well, i protected my most important files with that, and then I forgot to decrypt them, before I formated my partition where my OS was installed..
Now I installed new XP Pro on same partition, but the encrypted files are not accecable anymore...
I tryed using "EFS Key 7.1" and "Advanced EFS Data recover", but no luck with any of them..
I will kill myself if I don't manage to get my files back..
Anyone knows how to decrypt these files now???

Files are encrypted through the use of algorithms that essentially rearrange, scramble, and encode the data. A key pair is randomly generated when you encrypt your first file. This key pair is made up of a private and a public key. The key pair is used to encode and decode the encrypted files.

If the key pair is lost or damaged and you have not designated a recovery agent, and then there is no way to recover the data.

This is what I found.. it's probably still decryptable.. but then you somehow need to 'bruteforce' keypairs? I've done some RSA implementation in JAVA(for school) and as far as I know you really need those keypairs..

Read the text http://www.white-sco...comeSystem.html becoming system on white-scoprion.nl, I was beable to read other people encrypted efs directories, which where encrypted with different passwords. Don't know for 100%, but just try it.

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One other reason might that you would like to access the files from another account on your computer which might have access rights set or might be encrypted using the NTFS encryption called EFS (Encrypted files system). This of course should only be done with permission from the owner of those files.

Well, I am guessing that these key pairs were in Windows dir??
Since I formated that partition, I may be able to recover data, but I have to know the extension of thes keys, or their file names or something..

Retrieving your files is a piece of cake. You need a program like this one. Since these are your own files you know the password that is used to encrypt them and so your files will be back in a flash..The program in the link isn't freeware, the trial version only allows you to view the content of the files, but i'm sure there will be other programs which will do the same...

Well, on my current system, there is no even a logon window, but earlier, on old system, there was a logon screen which contained only my username(ADMINISTRATOR), and password was ENTER button.. So, there was no pass on old system nor on this new system, but still, I cannot decrypt it with "EFS Key 7.1"... It says, "Maybe you entered wrong pass"
I guess it uses syskey or something..

Extreme,
Did you back up your Private keys ?
EFS is too strong to break, Something we really cant do. So always backup your private key in a safe place cause you can always use it to recover data after importing in personal certificates, you need to be a EFS recovery agent like an administrator or Domain Administrator in a domain enviroment.

You know how XP Pro lets encrypting files and folders when you press right mouse button on Properties, and the file changes colour into green?Well, i protected my most important files with that, and then I forgot to decrypt them, before I formated my partition where my OS was installed..Now I installed new XP Pro on same partition, but the encrypted files are not accecable anymore...I tryed using "EFS Key 7.1" and "Advanced EFS Data recover", but no luck with any of them..I will kill myself if I don't manage to get my files back.. Anyone knows how to decrypt these files now???

hi.. i have an encryted-file decryptor here... i bought it for $199... it works though.. It decrypted my files like in your case and got it just like before(I installed new OS and backed it up, forgetting it was encrypted(green-colored).. it doesn't require any passwords or certificates, and easy to use. I can give it to you for 50 bucks - full version. I'm not sure if I would go to this thread again waiting for answer /s. I prefer you to send me an email at bsgod47@gmail.com if you are interested, but I'll try to visit here sometimes.^^ goodluck!